Iraq had a minimal Army. Iraq had no viable Air Force and few missiles. Iraq had no Navy. What was the threat? Did Iraq blow up the COLE? Yet Okie Dokie from two Presidents to Yemen on this not even having those responsible once caught turned over to us.
I doubt Paul would have been against taking out Saddam in principle but what the GOP does not want you to know and understand was it could have been done by a Letter of Marque or Reprisal. Bush Corporate friends wouldn't make money on contracts that way though.
The single biggest threat to our nation is the same threat that allowed the attackers in to start with. A pathetic immigration and border control policy which Bush refuses to address as well as Lax and undermanned and equiped national defense which he is still cutting. I would have much rather seen all the money that went into the war in Iraq note here I am saying Iraq put toward a fence with Mexico and a much stronger southern border which allows anyone to come and go as they please. Or correct the pathetic VISA program which allowed the terrorsit to stay longer than permitted. That is real prevention and national security.
Bush has done everything but that including having his puppet USAG treat us all as if we are suspects until proven otherwise by recording our private acts and deeds. Yet Bush wants to open the doors and say welcome to many of Mexico's worse all is forgiven? What kind of national and foreign policy is that? A failed one that what kind it is.
Bush has used and abused the WOT for almost every bad idea the man has ever had in his two terms and far too many elected Republicans have gone along with it.
Paul said "I have come to the conclusion that I see no threat to our national security. There is no convincing evidence that Iraq is capable of threatening the security of this country, and, therefore, very little reason, if any, to pursue a war."
He is an ostrich in a dangerous world. And someone like Paul who chooses to ignore well-known facts that Iraq did gas the Kurds and did attempt to assassinate Bush, Sr. is not credible and not worth paying any attention to.
In post #2949 you said "Ron Paul did ask for a formal declaration of war. He asked that if we did it that we did it right.".
Yeah, right. I base my statements on what he said on the floor of Congress when it came to a vote. The man is a nut case along with Kucinich. Even Hillary voted for the Iraq War.